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Texas Legislature

Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored

Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/2/2026

Number of Bills: 48

Sponsor (48):
Author:
Hull | Rose | Isaac | Manuel | Frank
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
Author:
Rose | Thompson | Jones, Jolanda | Plesa | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Author:
Dutton | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Orr | Hefner | McLaughlin
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to advisory bodies for the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the creation of the child protective investigations advisory committee and the abolition of the Family and Protective Services Council.
Author:
González, Mary
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to honey production operations and the harvesting and packaging of honey and honeycomb.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Wilson | Cain | Ashby | Holt
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.
Author:
Hull | McQueeney | Bonnen | Leach | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Author:
Plesa | Ashby | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Author:
Frank
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.
Author:
Leach
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.
Author:
Harris | Orr | Metcalf | Morales, Eddie | Harris Davila
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects.
Author:
Hull | Frank | Manuel | Noble | Rose
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain policies and procedures for health care specialty consultations in certain child abuse or neglect investigations and assessments.
Author:
Turner | Rose | Hull | Tinderholt | Collier
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and insured prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Landgraf | Raymond
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Howard | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.
Author:
Landgraf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.
Author:
Kerwin
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.
Author:
Harris
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.
Author:
Metcalf | Gerdes | Raymond | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of certain state border security expenditures from the federal government.
Author:
Hunter | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that purchase Texas farm-raised oysters are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Hunter | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that participate in an oyster shell recycling program are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Hickland
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
Author:
Hunter | Oliverson | Paul | Bonnen | Villalobos
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.
Author:
Louderback | Darby | Garcia, Josey | Lalani | Hayes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Hull
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority and responsibilities of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing fees.
Author:
Hull | Howard
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to information regarding consumer access to health care records.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facility.
Author:
Oliverson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Returned from the House for further action
Caption:
Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
Author:
Bonnen
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.
Author:
Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.
Author:
Rose | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
Author:
Kitzman
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Gates
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Lalani
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Gates
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the powers, duties, and authority to issue bonds of the Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 12 related to roads.
Author:
Kitzman
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Wharton
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 140.
Author:
Hunter
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Rockport as the official Redfish Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 4187.
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